2012 Bluegrass Music Awards Full Nominations List Unveiled

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2012 International Bluegrass Music Awards were unveiled at a press conference at Nashville’s Loveless Barn and the winners will be announced at Ryman Auditorium on Sept. 27, 2012. Perennial favorites “Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out” and “Alison Krauss & Union Station” lead nominees for this Music Awards.

Check out the 2012 IBMA Nominations full list as follows:

ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR:
•    Dailey & Vincent
•    The Gibson Brothers
•    Alison Krauss & Union Station
•    Steve Martin & The Steep Canyon Rangers
•    Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out

VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR:
•    Blue Highway
•    Dailey & Vincent
•    The Gibson Brothers
•    Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
•    Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out

INSTRUMENTAL GROUP OF THE YEAR:
•    Blue Highway
•    The Boxcars
•    Sam Bush Band
•    Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper
•    Punch Brothers

SONG OF THE YEAR:
•    “A Far Cry From Lester & Earl” by Junior Sisk & Ramblers Choice, written by Tim Massey, Rick Purdue & Harry Sisk Jr.
•    “Dust Bowl Children” by Alison Krauss & Union Station, written by Peter Rowan
•    “Pretty Little Girl From Galax” by Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out, written by Milan Miller
•    “Somewhere South of Crazy” by Dale Ann Bradley, written by Dale Ann Bradley & Pam Tillis
•    “Sounds Of Home” by Blue Highway, written by Shawn Lane

ALBUM OF THE YEAR:
•    ”All In by The Boxcars” (artists & producers), Mountain Home Records
•    ”Paper Airplane” by Alison Krauss & Union Station (artists & producers), Rounder Records
•    ”Prime Tyme” by Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out (artists & producers), Rural Rhythm Records
•    ”Sounds of Home” by Blue Highway (artists & producers), Rounder Records
•    ”The Heart of a Song” by Junior Sisk & Ramblers Choice (artists), Wes Easter & Ramblers Choice (producers), Rebel Records

GOSPEL RECORDED PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR:
•    “Beyond The Sunset” by Doyle Lawson, Russell Moore, Jamie Dailey & Josh Swift (artists); Doyle Lawson (songwriter); Bob Kelley, Jack Campitelli & Darrel Adkins (producers); Rural Rhythm Records
•    “I Pressed Through The Crowd” by Dale Ann Bradley (artist), Joe Isaacs (songwriter), Alison Brown (producer), Compass Records
•    “I Saw Him Walk Out of the Sky” by Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver (artists), Dee Gaskin (songwriter), Doyle Lawson (producer), Mountain Home Records
•    “Satisfied” by Paul Williams & The Victory Trio (artists), Martha Carson (songwriter), Paul Williams (producer), Rebel Records
•    “Singing As We Rise” by The Gibson Brothers (artists); Joe Newberry (songwriter); Eric Gibson, Mike Barber & Leigh Gibson (producers); Compass Records

INSTRUMENTAL RECORDED PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR:
•    “Angeline The Baker” by the Lonesome River Band (artists & producers), Rural Rhythm Records
•    “Carroll County Blues” by Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out (artists & producers), Rural Rhythm Records
•    “Manzanita” by Tony Rice, Josh Williams, Aaron Ramsey, Aubrey Haynie & Rob Ickes (artists); Anthony D. Rice (songwriter); Bob Kelley, Jack Campitelli & Darrel Adkins (producers); Rural Rhythm Records
•    “Roaring Creek” by Blue Highway (artists & producers), Jason Burleson (songwriter), Rounder Records
•    “That’s What She Said” by The Boxcars (artists & producers), Adam Steffey (songwriter), Mountain Home Records

RECORDED EVENT OF THE YEAR:
•    “Beyond The Sunset” by Doyle Lawson, Russell Moore, Jamie Dailey & Josh Swift (artists); Bob Kelley, Jack Campitelli & Darrel Adkins (producers); Rural Rhythm Records
•    “Life Goes On” by Carl Jackson, Ronnie Bowman, Larry Cordle, Jerry Salley, Rickey Wasson, Randy Kohrs, D.A. Adkins, Garnet Bowman, Lynn Butler, Ashley Kohrs, Gary Payne, Dale Pyatt, Clay Hess, Alan Bibey, Jay Weaver, Ron Stewart & Jim VanCleve (artists); Bob Kelley, Jack Campitelli & Darrel Adkins (producers); Rural Rhythm Records
•    “Monroe” by Special Consensus with Josh Williams & Chris Jones (artists); Alison Brown (producer); Compass Records
•    “Old Violin” by Larry Cordle & Michael Cleveland (artists); Bob Kelley, Jack Campitelli & Darrel Adkins (producers);
•    Rural Rhythm Records
•    “Singing As We Rise” by The Gibson Brothers (artists); Eric Gibson, Mike Barber & Leigh Gibson (producers);
•    Compass Records

EMERGING ARTIST OF THE YEAR:
•    Darin & Brooke Aldridge
•    Della Mae
•    Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers
•    Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen
•    Darrell Webb Band

MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR:
•    Audie Blaylock
•    Jamie Dailey
•    Vince Gill
•    Russell Moore
•    Dan Tyminski

FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR:
•    Dale Ann Bradley
•    Sonya Isaacs
•    Alison Krauss
•    Claire Lynch
•    Rhonda Vincent

INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMERS OF THE YEAR

BANJO:
•    Kristin Scott Benson
•    Ron Block
•    J.D. Crowe
•    Sammy Shelor
•    Ron Stewart

BASS:
•    Barry Bales
•    Mike Bub
•    Missy Raines
•    Mark Schatz
•    Marshall Wilborn

FIDDLE:
•    Hunter Berry
•    Jason Carter
•    Michael Cleveland
•    Stuart Duncan
•    Ron Stewart

DOBRO:
•    Mike Auldridge
•    Jerry Douglas
•    Rob Ickes
•    Randy Kohrs
•    Phil Leadbetter

GUITAR:
•    Tony Rice
•    Kenny Smith
•    Bryan Sutton
•    Doc Watson
•    Josh Williams

MANDOLIN:
•    Wayne Benson
•    Jesse Brock
•    Sam Bush
•    Sierra Hull
•    Adam Steffey

2012 HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES:
•    Doyle Lawson
•    Ralph Rinzler
•    2012 International Bluegrass Music Special Award Nominations

BLUEGRASS BROADCASTER OF THE YEAR:
•    Kyle Cantrell; Sirius XM Satellite Radio; Nashville, TN
•    Katy Daley; WAMU’s Bluegrass Country; Washington, D.C.
•    Chris Jones; Sirius XM Satellite Radio; Nashville, TN

BLUEGRASS EVENT OF THE YEAR:
•    Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion; Bristol, TN/VA
•    La Roche Bluegrass Festival; La Roche, France
•    ROMP, produced by the International Bluegrass Music Museum; Owensboro, KY

BEST GRAPHIC DESIGN FOR A RECORDED PROJECT:
•    Bedrock Manufacturing (designer) for Nobody Knows You, by the Steep Canyon Rangers (Rounder Records)
•    Caroline Hadilaksono (designer) for Beat the Devil and Carry a Rail, by Noam Pikelny (Compass Records)
•    Lynch Graphics (designer), for Home from the Hills, by Jimmy Gaudreau & Moondi Klein (Rebel Records)

BEST LINER NOTES FOR A RECORDED PROJECT:
•    Geoffrey Himes (liner notes), for John Duffey: the Rebel Years: 1962-1977, by John Duffey (Rebel Records)
•    Marian Leighton Levy (liner notes), for Tony Rice: The Bill Monroe Collection, by Tony Rice (Rounder Records)
•    Bill Nowlin (liner notes), for Bill Monroe Centennial Celebration: A Classic Bluegrass Tribute, by Various Artists (Rounder Records)

BLUEGRASS PRINT/MEDIA PERSON OF THE YEAR:
•    Marty Godbey, author of Crowe on the Banjo: The Music Life of J.D. Crowe (Univ. of Illinois Press)
•    Derek Halsey; the Herald Dispatch in Huntington, W.Va. and Bluegrass Unlimited magazine
•    Ted Lehman; Ted Lehmann’s Bluegrass, Books & Brainstorms

BLUEGRASS SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR:
•    Tom T. & Dixie Hall
•    Donna Ulisse
•    Jon Weisberger

2012 DISTINGUISHED ACHIEVEMENT AWARD RECIPIENTS:
•    Byron Berline
•    Joe & Lil Cornett (Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival)
•    Orin Friesen
•    Kitsy Kuykendall
•    Darrell “Pee Wee” Lambert

Tags: 2012 Bluegrass Music Awards Nominees, 2012 IBMA Awards, Byron Berlin, Darrell Pee Wee Lambert, Distinguished Achievement Award, International Bluegrass Music Association, Joe & Lil Cornett, Kitsy Kuykendall, Orin Friesen, World of Bluegrass

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